This was the beginning of a turn around for my sitch back in April I think...YMMV, as usual.
Like you, I have expectations and boundaries set appropriately...
They have been burning the candle at all three or four ends for a while now, creating and living their drama...their physical and mental health is showing the toll...
Sounds like your harbor waters are calm and sunny...
T^2
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm